Noble Banadda
Noble Banadda (born c.1975) is a Ugandan biosystems engineer, researcher and academic, who is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university. He was appointed as a full professor in 2012 at age 37, the youngest person in the history of the university to attain full professorship.[1]
Professor Noble Banadda | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 45–46) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Sokoine University of Agriculture (Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Master of Science in Process Engineering) (Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Post-doctoral fellowship) |
| Occupation | Biosystems engineer, researcher and academic |
| Years active | 2003—present |
| Title | Head of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Makerere University |
Early life and education
Banadda was born in Kampala, Uganda's capital city on May 14, 1975. After attending local primary and secondary schools, he was admitted to Sokoine University of Agriculture, in Morogoro, Tanzania, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology.[1]
His Master of Science degree in Process Engineering, together with his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineering, were both obtained from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium. Later he studied in a post-doctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the United States.[1][2]
He was the first sub-Saharan African person to graduate with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit-Leuven in Belgium.[1] Banadda is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.[3]
Career
Banadda has had a trailblazing scientific career. He was hired by Makerere University, serving in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. In 2012, he was appointed a full professor at age 37.[1]
Noble is the first African recipient of the Pius XI Golden Medal (2018) awarded by Pope Francis in Vatican (http://www.xn--academiadascincias 6wb.va/content/accademia/en/about/medal.html); a Laureate of the Next Einstein Fellowship (https://nef.org/fellow/noble-banadda); Oliver Reginald Tambo Research Chair (https://www.nrf.ac.za/media-room/news/ortarchi-meet-team-aiming-contribute-transforming-african-research-landscape); honored young scientist at the World Economic Forum; Alumni of the Global Young Academy (2013 -2018) (https://globalyoungacademy.net/noble-banadda/); Member of the Malabo Panel of Experts (www.mamopanel.org); fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences; Council member of the Pan African Society for. Agricultural Engineering (www.pasae.org.za); Member of the Makerere University Senate; Adjunct Professor at Iowa State University (USA) (https://www.engineering.iastate.edu/people/affiliation/faculty/page/5/); Research Fellow at Clare Hall at University of Cambridge (UK); college member of the UKRI GCRF programme and a candidate for Extra-ordinary Professor at Wageningen University (Netherlands). Noble is full-time professor and Chair of the department of Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering (ABE) at Makerere University (Uganda).
His research focus areas are in the biosystems engineering field and include mathematic modeling of biological systems and interactions. His goal is to create value-added products from solid biowaste resources.[1]
Other consideration
Noble is favorably cited with thus far published research findings in over 195 peer-reviewed journal Scientific publications.[2] He has also (co)-supervised 10 PhD students to Completion and 27 M.Sc. students as of 2020.
References
- Lirri, Evelyn (14 November 2018). "Vatican offers Makerere University don top papal award". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- Next Einstein Forum (2017). "Noble Banadda: NEF Fellow, Uganda". Kigali: Next Einstein Forum. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- Editor, EABW (18 May 2020). "Mulemwa retains PAU Board Chair role". East African Business Week. Retrieved 24 May 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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